Temperatures to exceed 50°C (122°F) in 13 governorates in coming 4 days
Sunset behind the Ferris wheel in Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar governorate. Photo: Al-Ittihad
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Meteorological Organization and Seismology announced on Sunday that the temperature will exceed 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in 13 governorates in the next four days, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.
The Iraqi Meteorological Organization and Seismology mentioned in a statement that Iraq’s weather for Monday will be clear with some clouds in the central and southern parts of the country, and temperatures will be between 50 and 51 degrees Celsius (122 and 123.8 degrees Fahrenheit) across the country.
The highest temperature in Baghdad, Diyala, Anbar, Basra, Wasit and Kirkuk was 50 degrees Celsius on Sunday, while the highest in Karbala, Najaf, Maysan, Nasiriyah and Muthanna was 51 degrees Celsius, according to the statement.
On August 2, the Iraqi Meteorological Organization and Seismology mentioned that the highest temperature in the governorates of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar and Muthanna reached 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 degrees Fahrenheit), exceeding half the boiling point, according to Rudaw News.
Iraq is one of the five countries most vulnerable to desertification and climate change in the world, especially with long heat waves, low rainfall, a lack of fertile lands, soil salinity, transboundary water retreat, and the spread of dust storms, according to reports issued by the United Nations.